Charlotte Manufacturing Summit: Closing the Divide

Charlotte Manufacturing Summit: Closing the Divide
Business Wire
-- September 27, 2012
Metals Service Center Institute:
“A Manufacturing Summit: Closing the Divide Between Jobs,
Policy and Growth” will be co-hosted by the national Metals
WHAT Service Center Institute (MSCI) and the South Atlantic chapter
and is one of 11 to be held this election year around the
country.
WHO MSCI president and CEO Bob Weidner, III
MSCI chapter president Joe Baucom, vice president, southeastern
region, Marmon/Keystone, LLC
Bill Jones, vice chairman, O'Neal Industries;
Michael C. Arnold, president & CEO, Ryerson Inc.; and
James Darsey, executive vice president, Nucor Corp.
All republican and democrat federal candidates have been
invited to participate.
WHEN Oct. 8, 2012
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. presentations;
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. networking reception
WHERE Renaissance Charlotte Suites
2800 Coliseum Centre Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
BACKGROUND The purpose of the meeting is to:
• Mobilize the metals industry—producers, service centers,
processors and end users—in advance of the 2012 elections
around the many issues that threaten the long-term outlook for
manufacturing and the U.S. economy; and
• Educate candidates on these issues so that they may better
understand how their action, or inaction, directly influences
our industry’s ability to grow, increase jobs and stay
competitive.
The summit will present a unique opportunity for local and
national industry leaders, employees and policy experts to
discuss what is needed for a thriving and competitive
manufacturing sector and to hear candidates’ views on key
issues.
HOW Attendees: To register for the event or for more information,
contact Maria Haughton, 704-928-2440 maria@asti-nc.com
Media Contact: Jonathan Kalkwarf 847-485-3007, cell
773-835-6108
Ashley DeVecht 847-485-3011; cell 616-260-2785
Founded in 1909, the Metals Service Center Institute, based in
Rolling Meadows, Ill., has over 400 member companies operating
from more than 1,500 locations in the United States, Canada,
ABOUT Mexico and throughout the world. Together MSCI members
constitute the largest single group of metals purchasers in
North America, amounting each year to more than 55 million tons
of steel, aluminum and other metals, with about 300,000
manufacturers and fabricators as customers.
For more information, visit www.msci.org. “Like” us on Facebook
at Metals Service Center Institute, follow us on Twitter
@MSCITweets, and connect with us on LinkedIn at Metals Service
Center Institute.
Contact:
Metals Service Center Institute
Jonathan Kalkwarf, 847-485-3007
Cell: 773-835-6108
or
Ashley DeVecht, 847-485-3011
Cell: 616-260-2785